A thousand things to do before I go to bed tonight. A thousand may be an exaggeration,may be a hundred..if not , quite a few.
My daughter usually gets up hungry if she goes to bed without having food. But her dad, on the contrary won't even turn in bed, not because he is not hungry, but just because of the sheer laziness to get up and walk to the dining table. They say marriage is just another fancy word for adopting an over grown male child who can not be handled by his parents any more ..Well anyway, I made dinner, fed my 5 year old daughter and then fed my 37 year old son and sent them both to bed. Today it is dad's duty to make her sleep.
My home was a mess with toys, books ,play dough and what not scattered mercilessly on the floor . I started cleaning the room, but then I had to stop. Because my daughter woke up from her sleep and I had to console and sent her to bed again . She was inconsolable because the person who was supposed to make her sleep, slept before she does and she refused to count her sheep. Somehow peace was made in the form of three more bedtime stories and got settled in bed. Now I have to make my own dinner. People asked me why I am not getting plump in spite of staying home without a day job. Yeah, the simple secret is eating less.. by this time I won't have the energy or desire to eat more than a cup of rice!
I started preparing for my job interviews to prove myself capable of doing the job. The interviewers are not going to ask how many lunch boxes I pack everyday . It would have been easy if they ask what is the best possible method to pack lunch boxes or how do you prioritize the resources (in kitchen) or whether you go for a reactive approach or proactive approach to resolve conflicts such as your kid not wanting to brush teeth before going to bed . Since that is seldom the case, I am relying on the '100 frequently asked job interview questions for the experienced' .
It suddenly started to rain and I ran to the balcony but the clothes started to get wet anyway so I dropped the plan of taking them from the hanging line.What the heck, let them soak in the rain for the full night, I have all day tomorrow to deal with the wet clothes. It continued to pour and I tried to concentrate on my interview materials. But I couldn't even reach the tenth question.. my mind started to wander.Well, I won't be able to clean up the entire house in one night, I won't be able to finish up my 100 interview questions before the day breaks tomorrow, I will anyway have to get up and pack lunch for my kid tomorrow.. I am alone now and without any disturbances. I have got an entire night with me to reflect upon..I let myself loose and wandered through my thoughts. My eyes are tired and so are my hands. Nevertheless I am awake ,because it is still raining outside.
-R.
